Since 2008, Yugoslav modern architecture has gained its revival in media, science, arts and popular culture worldwide. It became somewhat a buzz, since the exhibition Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia, which was on display in New York City’s MOMA. However, the architectural masterpieces of Yugoslav architects that were built outside of Yugoslavia were not given equal attention. Due to the influences and political connections that Yugoslavia cultivated by creating and participating in The Non-Aligned Movement, the federative republic was able to export its architecture and ideology through a number of countries who were members of the movement-African and Middle East countries.

In this article, we present our favorite top 10 architectural masterpieces outside Yugoslavia.

In 1960, the Government of Ghana decided to construct the Kwame College of Technology. Over the years, the complex underwent an expansion during which a large number of facilities were constructed. Five new buildings have been designed by Yugoslav architects, such as Vice-Chancellor’s Lodge, Unity Hall, Africa Hall, Senior Staff Club and College of Architecture.

Dragana Kostica is the Belgrade-based editor in chief and founder of Still in Belgrade art, culture and club scene magazine. She holds a Master of Arts in Cultural Policy and Management in Arts (MA of Arts) and a Bachelor degree in Archaeology.

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Wonderfully knowledgeable--with enough (but not... too much) information --and just the kind of (informed/smart/engaging) person you want to walk around this wonderful city with and talk to. I am not usually a "tour" person--but this was exceptional and added to my experience of Belgrade immeasurably.read more

Thank you, dear Dragana, for the chance we had to... discover with you unhidden beauties of Belgrade.
It was really nice both, the tour and the communication with the team.
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My friend and I took the "Hispter tour" and spent... about 3 hours exploring Dorćol and its interesting and cool street art, cutom cafes and restaurants. Our guide, Dragana, was inspiring, always ready to answer our questions and offer advice and useful information. With her tours she changes people's perspective on Belgrade and briges colour to the city. We really had the best time.read more

The mixed tour with Dragana was very cool! We,... Dragana my wife an me, were in Dorcol mainly, saw a lots of very nice street art, drank a good coffee near Dorcol Platz together, degustated finest rakija(s) at the Belgrade Urban Destillery and so on!
This was the third time for us in Belgrade, but it's the first time we felt a little bit, or more, like locals, because of the insights Dragana gave us with her brillant and charming tour. So the slogan of Still In Belgrade Tours seems to be very true. In this sense - be a local not a tourist (and enjoy a cool tour in a cool city ;))!read more

I took the ‘Palilula & Vračar’ walking tour.... The tour guide, a local, was knowledgeable about history and facts, and also generously shared personal insights, and tailored the sites visited to my interests. The 3 hour tour was broken up with coffee and fuel stops along the way. An invaluable way to get to know the city, particularly Belgrade where the most interesting things are a little hidden I would highly recommend a walking tour if you really want to get to the know the city. Many thanks to tour guide Olivera!!read more

My husband and I had a wedding in Belgrade and we... were hosting about 50 foreign guests at our wedding party. We wanted to organize a memorable pre-wedding activity for our guests coming from abroad (Belgium, Bulgaria, London, and even Brasil). In particular, I wanted to show them Belgrade, the city I love and where I spent most of my adult life. My husband (who is Belgian) found the Still in Belgrade website and it immediately drew his attention, especially the variety of alternative tours they offer. Our guests are into art and architecture, and we wanted them to see not only the well-known sites of Belgrade, but also the more underground and hipster spots.
I turned to Dragana Kostica from “Still in Belgrade” and asked her to help us organize a memorable tour for our guests, from bus renting to finding the right guide. Dragana was indeed very helpful and easy to communicate with, so renting a double-decker bus and finding the right guide went smoothly.
Our tour guide was Olivera Stevanovic, who kept the attention of people for over two hours. Olivera combined the classical panoramic tour with a more alternative tour of brutalist architecture samples and hipster neighbourhoods of Dorcol. Olivera has an extensive knowledge of local history, art, architecture, and cinematography, which she succeeded to incorporate in her story. Olivera definitely made Belgrade closer to the minds and hearts of our guests ❤️.
We thank Olivera and Dragana for all their efforts and for providing us and our friends with an unforgettable experience!!!
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I was in Belgrade on a business trip and we... booked a one hour trip and beer tasting.
Dragana showed us some beautiful street art and told us about the history of Belgrade. The beer tasting and food was great, it was the perfect tour.Can’t recommend this highly enough!read more

We did a "Subculture Tour of Belgrade" organised... by Still in Belgrade for a stag weekend and had a great time. They arranged a minibus and a very competent and interesting guide who showed us some amazing places we would have never visited (or even heard of) otherwise. She was also kind enough to make us a crash course on the history a Serbia and gave us some good tips on where to go out.
It was for all of us definitely the highlight of our weekend in Belgrade, so thanks again to Olivera and Still in Belgraderead more

I booked the Yugoslavia modern architecture tour... and had a private tour with Olivera last weekend. She was knowledgeable, friendly, and able to provide insight of Belgrade. Also, along the tour she explained how the architecture has evolved. Highlight of the trip: We had a beer in a local microbrewery in the industrial zone. Overall the tour was very fun! I highly recommend it!read more

We booked the creative and hipster tour in... Belgrade with Still in Belgrade. Fee was 20Euro per person. Our guide was a pleasant young Lady who took time to explain and answer our questions. We walk through the old city and visited every graffiti spot, some galleries, and the waterfront project. At the end we enjoyed the best dumpling in the world at Ferdinand Knedle!read more